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“Anticipating the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998, President [William Bill] Clinton approved licenses for religious groups and media to use charter aircraft and a cruise ship to travel to the island.\u201d [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.<\/em>] [Con Embargo]<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory of U.S. Policy,\u201d Cuba Policy Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Anticipating the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998, President [William Bill] Clinton approved licenses for religious groups and media to use charter aircraft and a cruise ship to travel to the island.\u201d [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] [Con Embargo] \u201cHistory of U.S. Policy,\u201d Cuba […]<\/p>\n

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